Some of you might remember a little mod I made last year that goes by the name of Ultimate Trio. If you don’t know what it is or didn’t get a chance to play, it was a mod that focused on three heroes–Iceman, Human Torch, and Deadpool–lost in the cracks of time thanks to Crisis. Who was behind this little scheme? Well, of course, a little, red-headed mastermind. That’s all I’m going to say about that.

Anyway, I was chatting with one of my FR buds, and he suggested that maybe that mod should be turned into a script. Initially, I thought he was crazy, as I typically would, but over time, the itch got to me and I figured I had better scratch it. This brings us up-to-date. Today, I finished the second draft of the script, and I figured I’d post it here for anyone interested to read or give feedback on it. If you’ve played the mod, still give the script a try. The script diverges wildly from the mod concept… so much that I should probably give it a whole new name. Decisions, decisions.

Marvel Presents: Ultimate Trio* “Three’s Company” Part 1 of 3 by Prem Second Draft PAGE 1 1) Large establishing shot of the X-mansion. As a point of reference, and a time marker, this storyline would take place before Messiah Complex during the X-men’s rare downtime period. A more precise point would put this story between Carey’s X-men #193194, Fantastic Four #543-544, Cable and Deadpool #36-37, and just after OMD with Spider-man, so no one knows who he is. It’s around noon outside, but other than that, nothing out of the ordinary. It might be cool to see some mutant kids outside playing/training/talking/showcasing their abilities. CAPTION THE X-MANSION, 12:01 P.M. PAGE 2 1) Interior shot. ICEMAN, in civilian form, is talking to ROGUE about taking a break for the day. He’s a bit overwhelmed. CAPTION BOBBY DRAKE (ICEMAN): MUTANT ABILITY OF CYROKINESIS. YOUNGEST ORIGINAL X-MAN. ICEMAN HEY, ROGUE. I HATE TO ASK BUT… ROGUE WHAT IS IT, BOBBY? ICEMAN OK, DON’T HATE ME, BUT MIND IF I TAKE A BREATHER… FOR LIKE A DAY? 2) Rogue is understanding, but annoyed with the request. Things haven’t been easy on any of them lately, especially her. Cont’d… Previsionary 2 Cont’d: CAPTION ROGUE: POWER OF ABSORPTION. PRESENTLY IN A BAD MOOD. ROGUE BOBBY, I… MYSTIQUE (O.S.) LET HIM GO, ROGUE. 3) Focus on Rogue but MYSTIQUE is off to her side. If you thought Rogue was annoyed before, it’s much more visible now. The very voice of Mystique makes her want to do something drastic. ROGUE DO WHATEVER YA WANT, BOBBY. I DON’T CARE. 4) Rogue walks off and Iceman and Mystique are left alone. Iceman is happy he gets the day off but is worried about Rogue’s wellbeing. So overall, he’s a bit uneasy. ICEMAN CAPTION WHO WOULD’VE THOUGHT THAT BIG BAD MYSTIQUE WOULD COME IN HANDY. MYSTIQUE YOU OWE ME ONE, ICEMAN. 5) Iceman smiles at Mystique uncertain about whether he should be impressed and happy, or unsure and scared for his well-being. Mystique just stands with her arms crossed not giving any real information away with her body language. ICEMAN YEAH… THANKS. THANKS A LOT. Cont’d… Previsionary 3 Cont’d: 6) Mystique walks away with a coy smile on her face. Iceman is more freaked out than he previously was. MYSTIQUE DON’T KEEP ME WAITING TOO LONG. YOU’LL FIND THAT I’M NOT VERY AGREEABLE WHEN I’M KEPT WAITING. ICEMAN CAPTION OH… KAY. CHALK ONE UP TO THE DRAKESTER’S CHARM. PAGE 3 1) Medium establishing shot of the Baxter building. It’s a little later in the day than it was during page 2 at the X-mansion. The caption box is at the top left portion of the page. CAPTION THE BAXTER BUILDING, 12:35 P.M. 2) Interior shot. Mid shot of JOHNNY/HUMAN TORCH sitting on the couch sulking and THING trying to cheer his chum up. Juggling a ball, making a face, whatever a good friend would do to cheer up a downed buddy. TORCH CAPTION TALK ABOUT A BAD WEEK. EVER SINCE REED AND SUE HAD THEIR LITTLE FALLOUT, I’VE BEEN FEELIN’ LIKE A CHUMP. CAPTION HUMAN TORCH: POWER OF PYROKINESIS. YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE FAN4. CURRENTLY DEPRESSED. Cont’d… Previsionary 4 Cont’d: 3) Close in on Johnny staring at Thing. He’s not feeling any better despite BEN’s efforts. He’s too absorbed in his own thoughts to really care. TORCH CAPTION –AND THING’S BEEN TRYIN’ HIS BEST TO CHEER ME UP… THING AWW, COM’ON, JOHNNY. SUE ‘N REED’LL BE FINE. CAPTION THE THING: SUPERSTRENGTH, ROCKY HIDE, AND THE HEART OF THE FAN4. 4) Focus only on Johnny. His head is down. He’s really playing up his moper role. TORCH CAPTION BUT I CAN’T HELP BUT THINK THAT THIS IS PARTIALLY MY FAULT. PAGE 4 1) Pull out and include Thing in this shot. He’s making a suggestion to Johnny and has given up on whatever he was doing previously. THING HOW ‘BOUT YOU GO OUT ON THE TOWN ‘N CLEAR YA HEAD, BUDDY? TAKE A BREAK. 2) Johnny looks up at Ben while considering the idea. He doesn’t look much less depressed than he was in the preceding panels. HUMAN TORCH THAT ACTUALLY SOUNDS GOOD… LORD KNOWS I NEED A BREAK. Cont’d… Previsionary 5 Cont’d: 3) Ben, arms folded, smiles as he finally believes he’s breaking through to Johnny. THING AND DON’T YA WORRY ABOUT THE MUNCHKINS… GOOD OL’ BEN IS ON DA JOB! 4) Johnny, much more into the idea than he was letting on before, finally accepts the deal. Thing is still in the shot but looks satisfied. HUMAN TORCH YEAH… YEAH, GOOD CALL, BEN. TELL STORM AND PANTHER I’M OUT? 5) Johnny is now heading towards the door and Thing has a rocky hand sitting on his shoulder. THING ATTA BOY! AND WHEN YA COME BACK, YA BETTA BE THAT ANNOYIN’ KID I’VE COME’TA EXPECT. HUMAN TORCH I’LL TRY, BEN… TORCH CAPTION …BUT NO PROMISES. PAGE 5 1) Medium shot of total chaos. Cars are overturned, the streets are littered, dirty, black smoke is rising into the air, objects are charred… it’s as if a major battle went down and the streets paid the price of it. Cont’d… Previsionary 6 Cont’d: ICEMAN CAPTION SO, REMEMBER WHEN I SAID I NEEDED A VACAY? WELL, THIS WAS KINDA THE RESULT. 2) A WOMAN is huddled in the middle of the street trying to protect her DAUGHTER from harm. In front of her, a ROBOT with a flamethrower for an arm stands over her preparing to set her aflame. http://freedomfans.com//ffpc/images/characters/char_mrMechanical_i mage.gif and http://www.game-over.net/reviews/2003/01/thumbs/803thumb-9.jpg are what I have mind. About 15-20 or so feet in size DAUGHTER (yelling, jagged) MOOOOOOM! MOTHER (yelling, jagged) AHHHHHHH! 3) Close up on the Robot’s upper body as it prepares to fire its weapon. Its eyes are glowing a menacing red. If it were a dark, this thing would scare the heck out of you. ICEMAN (O.S., burst) HEY, FIREBALL! PAGE 6 1) Pull in tight on Iceman riding mode. He’s firing an array of ice completely iced up at the moment. smile on his face. He’s ready for an ice slide in total action shards, 4 or 5, and he’s To top it off, he has a scowlish anything. Cont’d… Previsionary 7 Cont’d: ICEMAN (burst) CATCH! 2) The Robot turns its head and looks at Iceman just as an ice shard embeds itself into its back. The shard is pretty deep, but you can still see a small bit of it. ROBOT (jagged) ERROR! SY-SY-SY! 3) The Robot’s head pops into the air as the rest of its body, with visible signs of malfunctioning, falls to the ground. ICEMAN CAPTION THIS MIGHT BE A LITTLE ROUGH, BUT– 4) Iceman creates a downward, yet spiraling slide just underneath the head to give it some velocity and speed. NO DIALOGUE PAGE 7 1) Shot of the head making its way down the slide at high speed. It’s moving at such a speed that’d it be dangerous for a human, or a robotic creature, to be in its path. ICEMAN CAPTION –CAN’T CLAIM I DON’T THINK ON MY FEET! 2) The robotic head shoots through another robot’s torso causing it to malfunction. This robot has a wrecking ball for an arm instead of a flamethrower. Cont’d… Previsionary 8 Cont’d: ROBOT #2 (jagged) ERROR! SYSTEM’S FAIL… ING! 3) The malfunctioning Robot swings its wrecking ball arm and takes out two other robots with ease. ICEMAN (O.S.) SENTINELS, YOU AIN’T. ONE POINT FOR YOURS TRULY! 4) The Mother and Child are escaping from the scene as Iceman continues to admire his handiwork. MOTHER HURRY, CHILD! DAUGHTER BUT, MOM, THAT X-MAN SAVED US! ICEMAN CAPTION –AND A BOOST TO THE EGO IS AN ADDED BONUS. PAGE 8 1) Big shot. A slew of robots, around 3 or 4, surround Iceman where he stands. One points a flamethrower at him and the others prepare to smack him with a wrecking ball. ROBOT #3 HALT! ICEMAN THIS… I WAS NOT ANTICIPATING. Cont’d… Previsionary 9 Cont’d: 2) Meanwhile, Torch is flying overhead as the battle rages on. He takes note of this even in his distracted state, especially when he sees Iceman, an old friend. TORCH CAPTION IF BEN WANTED ME TO CLEAR MY HEAD, HE PICKED A NICE DAY FOR ME TO DO IT. WAIT, IS THAT-HUMAN TORCH ICEMAN? 3) Iceman, still maintaining his ice barrier, creates an icy patch just beneath one of the ROBOTS with a wrecking ball arm just as it swings it towards him. F.X. WHOOSH ICEMAN ONE GIANT ROBOT, SOFT SERVED! PAGE 9 1) The Robot standing on the icy surface flies forward just as Johnny arrives on the scene. ICEMAN CAPTION ONE DOWN, TWO TO GO! 2) The Robot with the flamethrower releases a trail of fire onto Iceman’s shield. Iceman can barely hold off the intensity of the heat. F.X. FSSSSSS! Cont’d… Previsionary 10 Cont’d: ICEMAN (yelling) ARRRRRRGH! 3) Focus on the FIRE ROBOT as its flames suddenly stop working. The machine is confused by this new development. ROBOT #4 ILLOGICAL MALFUNCTION! CHECKING SYSTEMS. 4) The Robot looks into the flamethrower to analyze it. ROBOT #4 SEARCHING… SEARCHING… 5) The Flamethrower bursts to life, frying the Robot to a crisp, so to speak. ROBOT #4 (jagged) ER-ER-ER-ER-ER… PAGE 10 1) The Human Torch floats just over Iceman as the last robot prepares to attack. HUMAN TORCH HEY, BUDDY. LOOKS LIKE YA COULD USE SOME HELP! ICEMAN OH, YEAH! GLAD YOU STOPPED BY, FLAMEHEAD! DOUBLE UP? HUMAN TORCH GO! Cont’d… Previsionary 11 Cont’d: 2) The final Robot swings it’s wrecking ball at both our heroes as Iceman shoots an ice beam at its wrecking ball arm and Torch shoots a stream of fire at its head. (NO DIALOGUE) 3) Huge explosion of fire and ice. Nothing else is seen. F.X. BA-BOOOOOOM! 4) Focus only on Torch and Iceman as they inspect their work. They don’t see anything. ICEMAN IS IT OVER? DID WE WIN? HUMAN TORCH LOOKS LIKE IT. TOO BAD, I NEEDED TO LET OUT A BIT MORE STEAM. PAGE 11 1) Iceman and Torch, in normal form, high five at their victory. Nothing can stop the combined force of Fire and Ice. F.X. SMACK! ICEMAN GOOD SHOWIN’! HUMAN TORCH OH YEAH! 2) The final Robot appears behind the two heroes as they continue to gloat and congratulate each other. They don’t notice the bot sneaking up on them. Cont’d… Previsionary 12 Cont’d: ICEMAN I DIDN’T REALLY NEED ANY HELP, YA KNOW. HUMAN TORCH YEAH, RIGHT! YOU WERE BASICALLY WETTIN’ YOUR SHORTS! 3) The robot swings its wrecking ball arm at the two unsuspecting friends as they continue to playfully insult each other. ICEMAN SAYS THE DUDE THAT ONLY TOOK OUT ONE HIMSELF. HUMAN TORCH WHATEVER. JUST ADMIT IT… TORCH ROCKS! 4) The wrecking ball opens and enlarges just as it reaches the two heroes. They’re still unaware until it’s too late. ICEMAN PFFT, SCREW Y–WHAT?! HUMAN TORCH AGGGGH! 5) The ball closes on them before they can escape, trapping them inside. ROBOT #5 (O.S) TARGET SECURE. RETURNING TO BASE. Previsionary 13 PAGE 12 1) Cut to SPIDER-MAN in an alleyway across town. He’s fighting three or four thugs that just happen to be up to no good. Too bad none of them are a threat to Spidey and his arsenal of attacks. He’s making quick work of one while the other thugs attempt to take him out. CAPTION ALLEYWAY IN NEW YORK, 12:50 P.M. 2) Spidey webs one thug up while kicking another one. A gun, partially off panel, is pointing at him. SPIDER-MAN CAPTION ANOTHER DAY IN THE LIFE OF PETER PARKER, A.K.A, YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN. 3) Spidey’s “spidey-sense” alerts him to the bullet flying his way and he dodges while simultaneously firing several web balls at his target. THUG (burst) UGH! SPIDER-MAN HEY, MR. BAD AIM, YOU SHOULD BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU’RE POINTIN’ THAT THING… YOU MIGHT TAKE OUT AN EYE! 4) Spidey ducks as a fist comes flying towards him. The fist connects with a wall behind him. On the ground, you can see a partially webbed-up body. THUG #2 YA’RE GOIN’ DOWN, WEB-HE–AGH! Cont’d… Previsionary 14 Cont’d: SPIDER-MAN YEAH? I DON’T THINK THE WALL AGREES! SPIDER-MAN CAPTION IF IT’S NOT TAKING OUT RANDOM THUGS… PAGE 13 1) Position the camera in front of Spidey so that the alleyway opening is in view. We can see a small Dinosaur, a VELOCIRAPTOR, run past the alleyway. Spidey, himself, is webbing up his last foe. Velociraptor reference: http://healthstones.com/dinosaurdata/v/velociraptor/velociraptor.j pg SPIDER-MAN THANKS FOR THE WORKOUT, GUYS. CATCH YA NEXT WEEK? SAME SPIDEY TIME, SAME SPIDEY-VELOCIRAPTOR (jagged) –RAAAAAWR! 2) Spider-man, startled by the sound and his spider-sense, looks back and sees nothing. On the wall closest to him, you can see one of the thugs webbed up to it upside down. SPIDER-MAN YOU SAY SOMETHING? SPIDER-MAN CAPTION …IT’S HANDLING STUFF YOU JUST WOULDN’T BELIEVE. TALK ABOUT YOUR “PARKER” LUCK. Cont’d… Previsionary 15 Cont’d: 3) Spider-man is looking forward again, focusing on securing the thugs before swinging off. In the background, DEADPOOL wildly runs by carrying a katana and a gun. DEADPOOL (burst) YEEEEE-HAAAAAW! 4) Spidey looks back again and this time sees an explosion. He knows what he’s about to get himself into… insanity. SPIDER-MAN CAPTION UH-OH, THAT SOUND COULD ONLY MEAN ONE THING… 5) Spidey leaps towards the sound of the explosion leaving the thugs to hang out. On the wall, you can still see the upside-down thug still attached. SPIDER-MAN HANG AROUND, GUYS, YOU’VE GOT FRONT ROW SEATS TO SOME SPIDER-ACTION! THUG WHATTA IDIOT. PAGE 14 1) The velociraptor is trapped against a wall and snarling as the shadow of Deadpool appears before it. Deadpool is pointing his katana towards the creature. DEADPOOL WHO’S SMALL, UGLY, AND ABOUT TO FIND A NICE, POINTY BLADE THROUGH ITS NECK? YOU ARE! Cont’d… Previsionary 16 Cont’d: 2) Spider-man lowers himself, upside down, from a web and appears right next to DP. DP is still looking ahead with his sword pointed at the deadly dino. SPIDER-MAN MIND IF I DROP IN? DEADPOOL IF BY “DROP IN” YOU MEAN “NOT GETTING IN MY WAY,” THEN NO, I HAVE ABSO-FRICKIN-LUTELY NO PROBLEM WITH THAT. SPIDER-MAN (linked) YOU KNOW I CAN’T LET YOU KILL THAT THING, RIGHT, DP? 3) Deadpool turns his head to look at Spider-man. The velociraptor’s shadow appears to be preparing to strike. DEADPOOL AWW, CALM DOWN, TOBEY. I’M A HERO NOW. I HERO PEOPLE! SPIDER-MAN TWO THINGS… ONE: IT’S “SAVING” PEOPLE. TWO: TOBEY WHO? 4) The dino jumps at Deadpool and Spider-man as they’re distracted. DP is still holding his katana outwards. DEADPOOL CUT THE ACT, TOBEY. EVERYONE KNOWS YOUR IDENTITY FROM THOSE SPIDEY MOVIES. YOU WERE GREAT, BY THE WAY. LESS DANCIN’, MORE JOKIN’ NEXT TIME. Cont’d… Previsionary 17 Cont’d: SPIDER-MAN SPIDEY MOVIES? DANCING? SORRY, DP, NOT EVEN I HAVE THAT MUCH BAD LUCK… BESIDES, I AIN’T GETTIN’ ANY ROYALTIES. DEADPOOL SUCKS TO BE– 5) The dino is impaled on DP’s katana. This happens mostly off screen with a shocked reaction from Spider-man and DP enjoying it greatly. DEADPOOL –YOU! (linked) TALK ABOUT GOOD TIMIN’, RIGHT? (linked) RIGHT, TOBESTER? COME ON… SPEAK! PAGE 15 1) Focus on the fallen velociraptor which is revealed to be a robot. Oil leaks from its opening, gears are visible, and smoke rises from the wreckage. SPIDER-MAN SORRY, GETTING OVER THE SHOCK OF YOU MAIMING A DINO… WAS THAT NECESSARY? DEADPOOL OF COURSE! SPIDER-MAN SO YOU KNEW IT WAS A ROBOT? Cont’d… Previsionary 18 Cont’d: DEADPOOL OF COURSE… NOT. DOES THAT MATTER? I DIDN’T THINK IT MATTERED, BUT IF IT DOES, I’LL REMEMBER THAT FOR NEXT TIME. MAYBE. 2) Medium panel. Spider-man and Deadpool are still looking at the wreckage, but menacing shadows appear behind them of various sized velociraptors (6 or so), each of who are preparing to launch an attack. Spider-man’s spidey-sense is going off. SPIDER-MAN UH OH… THIS IS BAD. DEADPOOL WHAT? THE THING’S DOWN FOR THE COUNT. WHAT ELSE COULD IT DO? ROT TO DEATH? SPIDER-MAN (LINKED) WELL, JUDGING BY THE SHADOWS AND MY SENSES… I THINK WE’RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT. DEADPOOL (LINKED) OH? COOL. 3) Larger panel. All the the velociraptors are leaping through the air preparing to slash or claw Spidey and his humorous friend. DEADPOOL CAPTION THIS… COULD BE BAD. BUT IT COULD ALSO BE GOOD. BUT PROBABLY BAD. DECISIONS, DECISIONS. Previsionary 19 PAGE 16 1) Spidey uses one of the dino’s momentum to force it backwards through the air with his feet. SPIDER-MAN DON’T GET ME WRONG, I HAVE A FEW BADDIES THAT TRY TO EAT ME, BUT THEY’RE USUALLY A BIT MORE HUMAN… ‘CEPT VENOM. 2) Deadpool flips backwards while firing his gun at two dinos that have him in their sights. One is slashing at him while the other is leaping at him in an attempt to bite his arm. These things are speculated to be much more dangerous in packs. F.X. POW POW POW! VELOCIRAPTOR (BOTH) RAAAAAAWR! 3) DP shoots one Dino, but the other one is clamped onto his arm. The Dino that was shot is on the ground, defunct. F.X. CHOMP! DEADPOOL EAT BULLET–YEEEEOOOOWWW! 4) A dino attached to a web stream slams into the dino on DP’s arm. DP, himself, is in pain and has dropped his gun. F.X. KER-PLUNK! Cont’d… Previsionary 20 Cont’d: SPIDER-MAN (O.S.) HEY, I NOTICED YOU COULD USE A HAND! DEADPOOL OH HARDEE HAR HAR! PAGE 17 1) DP, still with one hurt hand/arm, brandishes his katana and points it at Spidey. Spidey is a little caught off guard. DEADPOOL THINK THAT’S FUNNY, SPIDEY? THEN YOU’RE IN FOR A REAL HOOT! SPIDER-MAN WAIT–WHAT? IT WAS JUS’A JOKE! DEADPOOL CAPTION POOR, TOBEY. HE’LL HAVE TO LEARN– 2) DP throws his katana at Spidey, who flips over it. The sword embeds itself into a dino that was sneaking up on Spidey. DEADPOOL CAPTION –LEAVE THE JOKIN’ TO THE PRO AND THE PRO WILL LEAVE THE “BRAND NEW DAYIN’” TO HIM! F.X. SQUUUUAAAAISSSH! DEADPOOL (burst) YEAAAH! Cont’d… Previsionary 21 Cont’d: 3) Spider-man lands next to Deadpool and looks at the results of Deadpool’s actions. He’s impressed. SPIDER-MAN WAY TO CUT IT CLOSE! A LITTLE WARNING NEXT TIME, PLEASE? DEADPOOL AHHHH, SOUNDS LIKE WORK. SPIDER-MAN CAPTION YEAH, WAY TO “HERO,” POOL. I SHOULD BE TAKIN’ NOTES. 4) The final velociraptor attempts to escape throughout the streets. Deadpool, with his arm finally healed, points at the fleeing target. DEADPOOL LOOKY, THAT ONE’S TRYING TO RUN HOME TO MOMMA. RACE YA! SPIDER-MAN YOU SERIOUSLY DON’T EXPECT ME TO– 5) Deadpool rushes down the street after his fleeing prey. Spiderman can’t believe he’s being drawn into games with a supposed “hero.” DEADPOOL (burst) WHEEEEEEE! SPIDER-MAN CAPTION I CAN’T BELIEVE I’M DOING THIS– 6) Spidey swings off behind his opponent hoping to catch the dino first. Cont’d… Previsionary 22 Cont’d: SPIDER-MAN CAPTION –BUT WHAT’S WRONG WITH A LITTLE FUN! PAGE 18 1) Large panel. DP is walking the streets by himself looking for the dino. Let’s have him appear stroboscopically (I.E., ghost images + a solid image) as he looks under cars, in trash cans, behind walls, and simply walking forward. DEADPOOL COME OUT, COME OUT, WHEREVER YOU ARE. WHAT’S A SWORD IN THE NECK BETWEEN SPARRIN’ BUDDIES? 2) Smaller panel of the Dino standing in the middle of a street awaiting DP and Spidey. Deadpool is off panel. VELOCIRAPTOR (burst) RAAAAAWR! DEADPOOL (O.S.) THERE YOU ARE! I WAS LOOKIN’ ALL-OH… 3) Larger panel of the velociraptor standing in front of two large tanks and a large, old school, robot. Robot reference: http://culturepush.com/x/wpcontent/uploads/2007/11/yonezawa.jpg DEADPOOL CAPTION THIS MIGHT JUST BE BAD… WAY BAD. Cont’d… Previsionary 23 Cont’d: DEADPOOL YOU’RE TELLING ME! VELOCIRAPTOR RAAAWR? 4) Small panel. Image of a shadowed person, a FEMALE, with a huge grin. You can just make out red strands of hair from her side pigtails. FEMALE (jagged) OPERATION SMILE IS A GO, SIR, AND I’MA THINKIN’ YOU’LL BE VERY PLEASED WITH THE SELECTION. >TEE-HEE< PAGE 19 1) Large panel. Deadpool is jumping away from an explosion that came from the result of one of the toy tanks shooting a shell. DEADPOOL WELL, BLOW MY MIND! IF’N IT AIN’T A BUNCH OF TOY TANKS WITH HIGHLY DESTRUCTIVE FIREPOWER ABOUT TO BLOW ME TA PIECES! I’M HONORED! FLABBERGASTED! AMUSED! AND ALSO, RUNNIN’ FOR MY LIFE ALL AT THE SAME TIME! FEMALE (no tail, jagged) RAPTOR, ENGAGE! 2) The raptor rams Deadpool from the side while he’s still in midjump. Cont'd... Previsionary 24 Cont'd: VELOCIRAPTOR (burst) GRRRRRRR! DEADPOOL HEY--AYEEEUGH! 3) Deadpool lands on the ground and bounces backwards two or three times before landing on his face. The dino lands gracefully and continues to snarl. DEADPOOL (ragged) OW! OW! OW! OW! PAGE 20 1) Deadpool is still on the ground as the dino makes its way towards him. FEMALE (no tail) STRIKE! HE MUST NOT BE CONSCIOUS! HIS TALKING ALONE COULD DRIVE US INTO INSANITY... >TEE-HEE< 2) The dino leaps at his pray preparing to shove its claws into DP’s back. DEADPOOL CAPTION THIS JUST MIGHT BE THE END OF ME... FOR NOW, I MEAN. VELOCIRAPTOR (burst) RAAAAWWWR!! Cont'd... Previsionary 25 Cont'd: 3) Spidey punches the dino mid-leap. It’s a massive hit that could destroy a normal man. Spidey isn’t pulling his punches with this creature. F.X. KUNG-POW! VELOCIRAPTOR (burst, ragged) RWA-UGGGGH! SPIDER-MAN FORGET ABOUT ME? 4) Spidey lands next to DP, who barely manages to look upward, in a fighting stance and the dino smashes into the ground and becomes defunct. The toy tanks and robot are in the distance. SPIDER-MAN SORRY I WAS LATE. HAD TO HELP SOME STRAY PEOPLE. YOU UNDERSTAND, RIGHT? DEADPOOL (ragged) OF... COURSE. DEADPOOL CAPTION YOU @%^# SO-AND-SO! PAGE 21 1) Deadpool is on his feet now next to Spidey. He’s still hunched over and healing, but he thinks he can put up a good fight. SPIDER-MAN YOU THINK YOU’RE UP TO THIS? Cont'd... Previsionary 26 Cont'd: DEADPOOL HEALING FACTOR. I’M UP TO ANYTHING... WELL, THAT’S NOT TRUE. I MEAN, THERE ARE LINES I WON’T CROSS... AND SOME I CAN’T... DEADPOOL CAPTION YOU’RE TRAILING! TRAILING! RAIL IT IN! DEADPOOL (linked) BUT IN SHORT, I’M UP TO THIS! THANKS. 2) The robot advances towards the two heroes, leaving the tanks behind. FEMALE (no tail) WITH THE ‘NCLUSION OF SPIDEY, THIS CHANGES E’ERYTHING! 3) Full-width panel of a fist rocketing through the air. F.X. ZRRRROOOMMM! 4) The fist smacks into Deadpool sending him flying upward and back. Spidey is shocked and knows he doesn’t stand a real chance of winning this alone. DEADPOOL (jagged, burst) --YEEEEAAAAGHHHH! SPIDER-MAN (yelling) ‘POOL! Cont'd... Previsionary 27 Cont'd: 5) A net, fired at high speed, hurls towards Spidey in an attempt to capture him. SPIDER-MAN NOT GONNA GET ME THAT EASILY, PUNKS! PAGE 22 1) Spidey swings past the giant robot and heads for the toy tanks that are taking aim at him. SPIDER-MAN LET’S SEE HOW WELL YOU LIKE IT WHEN HIGH POWERED TOYS ARE FLYING AT YOU! 2) Spidey lands on one of the tanks just as the other one tracks his location. SPIDER-MAN OH, THIS LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE PAINFUL. HOPE YOU HAVE INSURANCE! FEMALE (no tail) NO! NO, DON’T! 3) The toy tank opposite of Spidey fires a shell. Spidey is swinging off into the distance. SPIDER-MAN AHHH, WHO AM I KIDDIN’. WHO CAN AFFORD INSURANCE THESE DAYS? 4) The tank explodes as Spidey continues to swing away. Cont'd... Previsionary 28 Cont'd: F.X. (burst) CHA-BOOOOOOOOM! 5) a spray of gas engulfs Spidey causing him to lose his balance and consciousness. SPIDER-MAN (small text, whisper) UH... CAN’T... FOCUS... 6) Spidey falls to the ground and is knocked unconscious. F.X. THUD! PAGE 23 1) Splash panel. A GIRL, about 4’5”, stands over Spidey as her robot and the toy tank remain behind her. She has red hair in two tidy pigtails with bangs (or fringe), pale skin, black eyebrows, and she’s wearing an off-colored sundress with striped socks and old shoes. Meet MINDY, and she’s accomplished her mission. MINDY I DID IT! I’VE CAPTURED SPIDER-MAN. >TEE-HEE< (linked) ROBOT, GRAB’EM... WE’RE GOING’TA PROVIDE THE BOSS WITH OODLES OF FUN! TO BE CONTINUED...